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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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